Sermons on John Cast In Prison:

Making A Prisoner Into A Prince (Pt. 2)

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 19, 2002

This is the 2nd of 2 parts on how in one day, Joseph went from being a prisoner to a prince. It can happen just as radically in the life someone inprisoned to sin.

Nov. 21, 1999 Gen. 41:1-40 Making a prisoner into a prince (pt. 2) 1. A prince tells it like it is even when the message is unpleasant ¡V WARNING! [Explain the interpretation of the dream ¡V ¡§I¡¦ve got good news, and I¡¦ve got bad news¡¨] The interpretation that Joseph gave to pharaoh of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:1-40

Denomination: Baptist

"Going To The Harvest” Pt.7 Series

Contributed by Sean Dees on Mar 3, 2022

We have to share and write the vision in clear and simple ways so that the believers can see it and run with it. We have to get them to see what we are seeing from the Lord.

In this series I have encouraged you that the glory of the latter house will be greater than the former house. I have challenged you to get plugged into the vision of the house and to leave your comfort zone and go into your gift zone and from there you will enter the challenge zone and then score ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:2-3, John 4:35-38, Luke 10:2

John The Baptist

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 7, 2013

John the Baptist's message to the religious is that God requires integrity - a real change of heart and not simply intellectual assent

Sermon: The Message of John the Baptist 08-12-2013 Yesterday morning, I was listening to an interviewer on Radio 4 who asked Jimmy Carter, the former US President, what he thought about the idea that some people were likening Nelson Mandela to Jesus. Did Jimmy Carter agree with them? Jimmy ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12

Denomination: Anglican

Peter And John Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Sep 15, 2023

All the members of the Sanhedrin knew these men to be uneducated and untrained fishermen, but they spoke with power and conviction and they began to understand that these men had been with Jesus.

September 16, 2023 One day at about 3 in the afternoon, Peter and John went to the Temple to pray. When they came to the Gate Beautiful a lame man asked them for a donation – he was over 40 years old. Peter: “Look at me. I don’t have silver or gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:41-42, Acts 3:12-19, Acts 4:8-20, Acts 5:35-39, Mark 13:11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

More Powerful Than Prison Bars

Contributed by Michael Stark on Sep 26, 2014

Prayer is the divine means to access the power of God.

“I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!—I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Aug 21, 2019

We have recently been pressed to react to immigrants in fear, but God calls us to respond in love.

Oh, man, if you think about it, getting up in front of a crowd to speak like this can be pretty scary. What if my brain goes blank in the middle of a sentence? That’s happened to me. Even when I was in my 30s, one time I was wrapping up the worship service and I got halfway through the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-19, 1 Timothy 1:7

The Apostle John Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 17, 2022

During his life, John wrote the Gospel of John and the first, second, and third books of John and the book of Revelation. Near the end of his life, it is said that he constantly repeated the phrase, "Little children, love one another!"

QUESTION: What is the history of John, the disciple of Jesus? ANSWER: To learn the history of John, the disciple of Jesus, we begin with his life before he met Jesus. John, his brother James, Peter, and Andrew were all partners in the fishing business before becoming disciples of Jesus. John was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:19-20

Denomination: Baptist

Joseph Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Feb 20, 2022

Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, lived in the land of Canaan with ten half-brothers, one full brother, and at least one half-sister. He was Rachel's firstborn and Jacob's eleventh son. Of all the sons, Joseph was preferred by his father, who gave him a "long coat of many colors."

Joseph is an important figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis. He was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's twelfth child and eleventh son). He is the favorite son of the patriarch Jacob, and his jealous brothers sell him into slavery in Egypt, where he eventually ends up ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

John The Baptist

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Apr 21, 2007

We need to be prepared and we need to prepare those around us for the coming of the Lord.

It’s interesting on a day like today how you can look back on the past 3 years and think it seems like no time at all. But then as you think about it some more, so much has happened in those 3 years that it feels like Camille has always been here. I mean it’s hard to believe that Camille and Rob ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-18

Denomination: Anglican

The Birth Of John Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 14, 2016

One day, John the Baptist would stand at the water's edge, see his cousin Jesus walking towards him, and would cry out, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"

Luke 1:57-80 The Birth of John 12/19/04 D. Marion Clark Introduction Is there a more momentous event than the birth of a child? We hear people say when they have experienced some great achievement or honor, “Next to the birth of my child this is the greatest experience of my life.” ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:57-80

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"What Is Going On In The Church?"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Mar 9, 2015

As Jesus enters the temple he is alarmed and begins to throw out, over turn, and displeased with the church of that day.

What is going on in Church? John 2:13-22 That is probably the question Jesus asked himself when going to the Temple and seeing the things that were going on. What is going on in the church? Jesus doesn’t see what should be going on ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-22

Denomination: Methodist

What Is Your Net Worth

Contributed by Lorraine Greeff on Oct 23, 2019

cast your net on the other side

WHAT IS YOUR NET WORTH? I want to clear up a misconception about Jesus, we all get up in the morning and start our day. We do what we want, how we want, say whatever we want, when it goes downhill, we ask Jesus to step in and help, to make it right. Why can we not understand that we did not put ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-14

Denomination: Charismatic

An Outline For John's Question And Jesus' Reply Series

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Nov 13, 2025

John the Baptist was in prison and was concerned: was Jesus _really_ the One Who was to come? He sent two of his disciples to speak with Jesus. They received a reply that seemed to satisfy everyone.

An outline for John's question and Jesus' reply Introduction: Jesus had just performed two miracles by healing the servant (slave) of a Roman centurion (supervising 100 soldiers) and raising a dead young man back to life. Some disciples of John the Baptist heard of this and shared the news ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:18-35

Denomination: Baptist

The Book Of John Series

Contributed by Dr. Jeremy Simpson on Mar 16, 2007

Fourth in a Series going through the New Testament

THE BOOK OF JOHN -- Sermon 4 Introduction: In the last lesson we studied Mark and Luke. We looked at how Jesus was presented as the Servant and as the Son of Man. In this Lesson we will complete a survey of the Gospel of John. John represents Jesus as the incarnate God. Jesus came to earth ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

The Apostle John Series

Contributed by Ricky Nelms on Jul 29, 2010

This is the 13th message in the series on Bible characters. The outlines is 1-John's Person, 2-John's Principles, 3-John's Passion.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS SERIES 13 – THE APOSTLE JOHN This morning, we are continuing with our sermon series entitled, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS And we’ve been talking about the fact that… --now, more than ever --no matter who you are, what you’ve done You can have CLOSE ENCOUNTERS And ...read more

Scripture: John 20:21-25

Denomination: Pentecostal